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Pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian airline captain who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a FlyDubai flight described Friday how he fought for his life in the minutes after his co-pilot stabbed him and the plane began a steep descent. Capt. Smit Machchhar, recovering in an Abu Dhabi ...

Jobs report eases US inflation worries

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed near their all-time high on Friday after the latest update on the U.S. job market cooled worries that a potentially hot U.S economy could make inflation much worse. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and pulled within 1% of its record set in August. The Dow Jones ...

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Hegseth creates religious office WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is launching an office of religious affairs at the Pentagon. He announced Wednesday that the office will provide “first-class religious support” and report directly to him. Hegseth, who often infuses his evangelical Christianity into his leadership, says the office will advocate for military chaplains and religious support. One critic, Rachel Laser from Americans United for Separation of Church, argues that the new initiative will elevate Christianity in military policy. The Pentagon says the ...

Christa Pike on a ventilator after failed execution

Christa Pike was placed on a ventilator and remained unconscious in a hospital in the hours after her failed execution in Tennessee, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday. Hospital staff, her lawyers said, were working to save Pike's life and were trying to clear the two doses of ...

Where is $173M aimed for rural healthcare going in Michigan?

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) LANSING — Michigan is doling out the first in a pool of federal funds meant to innovate and strengthen rural healthcare systems. But key ...